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4.18 AVERAGE
4.18 AVERAGE
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
informative
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Very enjoyable, loved the attention to detail… maybe a little long, but beautiful stories… i cried several times
Perfect for art and architecture nerds like me
Perfect for art and architecture nerds like me
An inspiring adventure back in time on Ken Follet's Time machines masterpiece.
Superb!
Superb!
A nice historical fiction with lots of brutality and politics. From start to end there is a nice and logical flow through 3 generations. The characters in this book are well thought of and the character development is very good and explained well. Some parts were difficult to go through for me especially the ones with what Aliena went through. All in all, a very long but nice read. For all the characters and events in the book, the length of the book is normal in my view, but be prepared!
adventurous
emotional
informative
inspiring
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
emotional
inspiring
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Before the holidays Oprah chose "Pillars of the Earth" by Ken Follett as her book club pick. It sounding very interesting when she described it . . . 12th century, building a cathedral, love, war, and lots more. I really like historical fiction so I thought I'd give it a try. I bought the book at Barnes and Noble and also downloaded the audiobook from Audible.com. This way I read along with the audiobook when I was home, but since the book was almost 1000 pages and 40 hours of unabridged audiobook, I also listened to the story in the car, when I was shoveling snow or before bed.
I liked the book. I'm not sure it was the best book I ever read, but the story moved along and I do think the book changed my life. Not in any major way, but know when I see building I want to know the story behind the people who built it. How long did it take them? Were there any tragedies or delays during the building process? I'm sure this will definitely come into play when I visit Scotland this September.
I liked the book. I'm not sure it was the best book I ever read, but the story moved along and I do think the book changed my life. Not in any major way, but know when I see building I want to know the story behind the people who built it. How long did it take them? Were there any tragedies or delays during the building process? I'm sure this will definitely come into play when I visit Scotland this September.